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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Free Online Marketing Resources for Promoting Your Business

Overview

Following is a list of various Web sites and other online tools and resources that you can utilize in order to further promote your business. These Web sites and other resources offer free publicity for your business or organization and are highly valued by the various search engines, so take advantage of them!

Because we are based in Wisconsin, you’ll notice many Milwaukee- or Wisconsin-related resources here, but don’t let that fool you. There are also many national resources listed here, as well!

If you run a business in Wisconsin, then this site is the place to get your press releases published. Influential business and community leaders and local media outlets throughout the state are constantly checking this site out.

The metro-Milwaukee area NOW Web sites

Owned and operated by the parent company of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, these sites offer the inside scoop on individual communities - Bay View, Brookfield, Cudahy, Franklin, Greenfield, Hales Corners, Muskego, New Berlin, the North Shore communities - you name it. You can submit your own news stories and informational articles to be published on these sites.

Similar to the Milwaukee-area NOW sites, Patch is all about offering the inside scoop on individual communities – only Patch is a national company with local sites across the United States. There are a number of ways to garner free publicity from your local Patch site, like submitting a news tip, contacting the editor to set up your own blog, posting an event or announcement, and submitting a business listing to be included in the local business directory.

Scribd is a document sharing site allowing you to publish and share documents and presentations like fliers, newsletters, sales brochures, catalogs, speeches, PowerPoint slides, etc. You can also easily embed your documents and presentations into your blog, Web site, and elsewhere on the Web with a simple copy/paste code, and you may attempt to generate revenue by selling your content through the site. The site accepts files in Word, PDF, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Similar to Scribd, SlideShare is a sharing site that specializes in PowerPoint presentations. Like Scribd, you can easily embed your presentations into other Web sites and blogs using a simple copy/paste code.

HARO connects everyday professionals with reporters working for both traditional print and online news publications who are looking to quote you as sources for their articles! It’s free publicity at its best! There are also paid subscription options available.

For just $3.95, you can have a brief news blurb, along with a link, placed on GTR’s homepage. There’s also a free option, but paying the $3.95 allows you to bypass the survey you have to take and the ads you have to see. You can also host your own radio show, and have ads featured on the site.